I am in the same boat with Vermont and their custody and child support laws. I recently went through a separation In which my first born daughter is just turning 2. My ex left me for a convicted heroin dealer along with abuse and theft on his recent record. I have had a couple of instances where drugs have been seized by police officers while with this new man she is seeing. Rutland city police confiscated the drugs and did nothing. I filed for a relief from abuse order. That took atleast 4 months for a court hearing. Nothing was ever done!! I was essentially told she has to be beaten or abused before anything can be done. On top of it the court system gave me 50% custody but am still obligated to pay child support to her because she is on the system. I am really fed up with Vermont and it's child care systems. I am 28 years old I bought my first house 2 years ago. I have a steady good paying job and am a standup citizen with not even a traffic violation. What is wrong with this state and it's child care system. Especially Rutland,VT.!!!!!!
Re: “Winner Takes All: Should Vermont's Family Courts Be Allowed to Order Shared Custody of Kids?”
I am in the same boat with Vermont and their custody and child support laws. I recently went through a separation In which my first born daughter is just turning 2. My ex left me for a convicted heroin dealer along with abuse and theft on his recent record. I have had a couple of instances where drugs have been seized by police officers while with this new man she is seeing. Rutland city police confiscated the drugs and did nothing. I filed for a relief from abuse order. That took atleast 4 months for a court hearing. Nothing was ever done!! I was essentially told she has to be beaten or abused before anything can be done. On top of it the court system gave me 50% custody but am still obligated to pay child support to her because she is on the system. I am really fed up with Vermont and it's child care systems. I am 28 years old I bought my first house 2 years ago. I have a steady good paying job and am a standup citizen with not even a traffic violation. What is wrong with this state and it's child care system. Especially Rutland,VT.!!!!!!